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5-2 last week so back on the winning track for your favorite handicapper. Wish I would’ve taken my own advice and added on the Bengals and Cardinals. It’s the perfect weekend to watch the games as it’s pretty goddamn cold with this cyclone bomb at hand. Cyclone Bomb sounds like a finishing move in Mortal Kombat or a perfect description when I ate a piece of uncooked chicken last week. Last year, Wild Card weekend was crazy as all the favorites covered. Will the same occur this year? Let’s see:

Kansas City hosts Tennessee, who has looked very unremarkable the past few weeks. Tennessee is 5-12-5 ATS on the road but 5-1 in KC. KC has seemed to get their offense together while the Titans offense has been as lively as another Tennessee legend, Pat Summit. Hint: she’s dead. No DeMarco Murray but that doesn’t matter because he’s been awful. 9 is a lot of points and Alex Smith SHOULD be able to cover this. Let’s all reminisce how Alex Smith was the first overall pick and selected before…Aaron Rodgers. Ok, memory break over. I do not have an idea where to go team wise but I sure have made a lot of money betting on the Chiefs under at home. Titans have gone under in 4/6 as well as 4/6 on the road. KC has going under 6/8 and and 5/6 at home. That’s all the info I need to

Take KC under 45

Buffalo squeaked in because the Ravens 4th quarter defense disappeared like Philadelphia teams during a championship parade. Shady McCoy has been upgraded to probable so he’s pretty much a go. Do I trust Buffalo on the road with no WR? No. Do I trust Blake Bortles who of late, has been not good. And now he’s home in the first playoff game for the Jaguars since I was in college. Playing Goldeneye. Womanizing. Playing Beer Pong. Sigh, those were the days. This under is quite low, 39.5 But I am going to try some different logic. The Jags will be running the ball as that’s what they’re good at and the Bills run defense is not. The Bills will be running because the Jags run D isn’t so hot either. I think Doug Marrone will want to make keep a leash on Bortles and give him the chance to turn the ball over early. I think both teams come out conservatively so I went and took…

First half Jacksonville under 19.5

Lastly, my lock of the week. If you’ve consistently read this column, thanks to all 23 of you. And you’ll know that I love the Saints at home. You know what I love even more than the Saints at home? Blowjobs, duh. And a ton of Denise Richards naked photos circa 1997. Also, I love the Saints over at home. Saints are 15/21 over at home. And when the Saints play Carolina, the over hits 6/7. Also, when the Saints play Carolina at home, the over hits 6/7. Carolina is 5/7 in hitting the over. The Saints hung 30+ on Carolina both times they played them. I would take the Saints if it got down to 6.5 but for now, I LOVE….

5-4 last week, worst week I’ve had in a while but still over .500 for the week so the streak continues. But first, Merry xmas and happy hannukah. The picks are coming early as they are a shitload of games tomorrow vs Sunday. Hopefully you have a betting day than Carrie Fisher’s recent plane ride. I have a lot of facts for you but doesn’t meant I’m taking ALL of these games. Check my fb video with my little Aryan offspring tomorrow for the official picks. But I guarantee that the picks I make are from this list.

I’m a student of trends and gut calls. That’s why I’m almost at 63% for the year. So let’s get down to getting you (and me) freeeeee money!

You know the Jets are garbage and they proved that Sat night against the Dolphins. This week, they face Tom Brady and the Cheatriots. They already locked up a first rd bye. But I don’t see the Jets getting blown out. Jets are 7-0 ATS against the spread vs the pats and Pats are 12-25 ats when they are favored by double digits. 17 points are wayyyyy too many. Pats will take their foot off the gas by halftime and I don’t care if Ray Lucas is quarterbacking.

Take the Jets and a mountain of points.

I really like the Colts in Oakland this week. Indy destroyed the Vikes and their playoff chances last week. Visitors are 15-2-1 ATS in Oakland and the Raiders as a home favorite are 10-24-1. Indy is 4-1 straight up against Oak and they’re getting 3. Shockingly, the Colts still are in the playoff race so this game means something for them. And surprise, I like the over too. The Indy defense is trash and we know the Oak defense can be suspect. I loved Oak over last week but those assholes fumbled twice in the red zone as well as had to settle for a FG when they were first and goal on the 1. How about cold, hard facts? Indy has hit the over in 6/7 road games. Oak has hit over in 6/7 home games. overwhelming evidence like that has me plunking down cash on both.

Indy plus 3.5 and over 53

The Ravens let the Eagles score 9 points in 10 minutes last week to screw that bet. Then Doug Pederson in his infinite wisdom cuts it to 1 with a TD with :04 left and then goes for 2? UGHH. At least I could’ve had a shot in OT. People shit on Eli for coughing up the ball but Flacco isn’t far behind; if not equal, in this department. A fumble and pick in 2 different trips in the red zone sure didn’t help last week. The line is Pitt -5 and that’s just way too high for them. No gut call here, 11/15 of their games have ended in 3 points or less. Pitt is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 but this train stops cold here.

Take the silly purple uniforms plus the 5.

The Bears are on fire and Matt Barkley is proving me wrong every week. Bears are 5-0 ats in their last 5 and in comes in Washington off a short week and a complete beating administered by the Carolina Panthers. Bears getting 3 at home after nearly upsetting GB? Why not?

I’m going with the Bears +3

Tampa covered for me last sun night against Dallas. In fact, they almost won. They beat the Saints 2 weeks ago in Tampa. Hence why everyone loved them this week, which scares the hell out of me. I hate being on the public’s side and I think Saints can win -3 but not confident enough to take them. But here’s another stat: 11/13 of the games between the have resulted in an under. And it’s high this week, 52.

I’m taking the under Tampa 52, yet again.

Didn’t think I would be wagering on these idiots again this season but the time is right. The Rams are home against the Niners and Jeff Fisher is no longer the coach to screw things up with that 80’s porn mustache. The Niners are trash and the Rams came close to knocking off the Seahawks last Thursday. Nine days to prep for a team that hasn’t won since…beating the Rams week 1. I’m inclined to take the Rams -4 but here’s a few more numbers for you: Rams at home have hit the under 6/8 and 5/6 times vs the Niners.

For sure, taking the Under 40 and maybe Rams -4

Seattle has been off for 9 days as well and they’re up against an AZ d that got scorched in New Orleans. Sea on a 2nd straight home game is 22-7 and they’re also 19-4-1 ATS in Dec. the line is 8 and Carson Palmer can poop it up like no other. Here’s another fun fact: az is over 5/5 and 5/5 over on the road.

Probably taking Sea -8 and maybe over 43

Carolina on a short week and when Car and ATL play, 6/7 times are on the under when both teams play.

I’m going with the under 51.

Packers are 13-1-1 against the spread at home and the Vikings are limping in and without Adrian Peterson.

I’m taking Green Bay -7

And now, it’s time for my Stone Cold Lock of the Week. (That’s a big lock)

A lot of people are liking Miami in buffalo. Do I trust Matt Moore on the road? He destroyed the Jets last week, BFD. I have Landry in my fantasy championship so I hope he does it again. Let’s see him do this for 2 weeks straight. LeSean McCoy has been crushing run defenses like I was crushing puss a single dude. Those were the days, sigh. BUT let’s talk over/under. Buffalo has hit the over in 5 straight home games. Buffalo has hit the over in 9/10 games. And Miami has went over in 7/8. Those numbers are good enough for me.

4-2 last week and the bookie felt my WRATH! I took Dallas on Thursday night -3 and NOTHING worse when you bet a team you hate wins but doesn’t cover. Fuck Dallas and fuck all those bandwagon fans who have emerged from the woodwork.

I know I’m posting this at 4:10 but I posted a video of my picks but allow me to reiterate what I’ve selected.

The Patriots are banged up. Gronk will have to wait to dance shirtless again until a few months. Brady is a little banged up. But who’s kidding who? The Rams are trash, especially on the road. Pats are back home and they haven’t beaten a team an inch within their life today. 13.5 is a lot of points so that’s why…

I’m taking the under 44

Green Bay showed us something. They showed me that I shouldn’t take the dirtbag, white trash Eagles against them. So who comes into GB this weekend? A blizzard. And oh yeah, Brock Osweiller. Yuck. I’d rather have Brock Lesnar. Aaron Rodgers owns December. And Brock Osweiller is the biggest mistake in Houston made since letting Carlos Beltran walk. Osweiller stinks in 74 degrees in a dome, what do you think he’s gonna do in a blizzard at GB. So I’m taking:

Green Bay -6.5 and the under 45.

The Bears are goddamn awful. Matt Barkley is their QB now that the Jay “Ballerina” Cutler is out. I’d rather have either Barkley the dog from Sesame Street or Charles Barkley as my QB. So is Colin Kapernick comes into town with his Oscar Gamble ‘fro. You know what else comes into town? Another blizzard. I’ll take the weather against a 3rd stringer any day of the week.

I’m taking the under 43.5

The Saints opened at -5, it go to -7 by kickoff. The public bought into the Saints hook, line, and seeker after they demolished the hapless Rams. Does that mean I’m onto the Saints because they are home? Nope. Lions are not wilting like they’ve been known to for the last 20 years. This D is good and 7 is wayyyy too many points.

I’m taking the Lions +7

The Raiders are amazing but not at home. Buffalo has been able to put up points and the Oakland D is still suspect. LeSean McCoy should have a field day today. Oakland obviously puts up points. I meant to take the over 49 but I fucked my text up so apparently, I now have…

Bills +3. Hopefully I don’t get screwed but feel free to take the over, lord knows I wanted to.

And here’s my lock of the week:

I don’t care that TB shut down the Seattle offense. I do care that TB stinks ATS. I also care that the SD D can’t stop Honey Boo Boo and her white trash consortium. Timely reference…if this was 2010 but who cares, you get the gist. Here’s what I do care about: The last 5 times TB has played SD, they hit the over. The last 5 games SD has played, they hit the over 4/5 times. I’m a man of averages so…

Last one folks, hope you’ve enjoyed my analyses on my picks and you’ve taken a nugget or 3 for your own drafts. My final draft occurred on 8/25

Team name: I say NAAAWWWNE, ok? Back afta dis….

So if you’re not into NY sports talk radio, you won’t know that’s a Mike Francesa reference. Or you make think that’s a Sour Shoes reference in which it can be but know that he’s goofing on Fatcesa. TURN MY MIC AWN!

And in this draft, I had pick #1. I fucking hate pick number 1 unless it’s a year where you have a NO-BRAINER #1 pick. I’m talking Ladanian Tomlinson, Marshall Faulk, or Jerry Rice, or Barry Sanders in their prime. Because there are multiple ways to fuck this pick up and you will make yourself sick trying NOT to screw it up. And you are waiting a LONG time in between picks so you are forced to sometimes to take a player that you wanted to wait on just a little while later but know that there’s no way they’re coming back. Or there may be a run on RBs or WRs and you feel the pressure to plug a spot.

1st Pick: I doubled down on Antonio Brown again because he’s the closest thing to one of those “no doubt” number ones.

2nd pick: LeSean McCoy: He owes me a season after his last mess with the Eagles. And as I mentioned above, there was a run on RBs so I felt I had to grab one now or get stuck with a Jeremy Langford/Frank Gore as a number 1 RB. He should bounce back and no more Karlos Williams to steal carries. A healthy Tyrod Taylor and Sammy Watkins will make this a pretty nice offense.

3rd pick: Keenan Allen: I could’ve tripled down on Amari Cooper but I’m leery of going in all in with a player in all 3 leagues. That guy gets injured and ka-plooey! Even though he’s only my #2 WR, I still didn’t want to gamble. Besides, Allen and Cooper are 6 and 1/2 dozen. Allen was CRUSHING it until he got a shot to the kidneys. He’ll be back with similar or even better numbers.

4th pick: Jarvis Landry: Couldn’t believe my eyes when this beaut fell into my lap. And there were some questionable picks this round: CJ Anderson (who never lives up to expectations) Eric Decker (too early for him) and Matt Forte (also a little early for an injury risk compounded with a crowded backfield). This makes it yet again, a SICK WR trio for my teams. He and OBJ have a bet to see who gets more yds and tds so that will definitely play into my favor…

5th pick: Jordan Reed: Also couldn’t believe my eyes that this guy was available. Experts had him going late 2nd-early 3rd. At the beginning of the 5th, I got INSANE value for him.

6th pick: Chris Ivory: You know why he’s on Jax? Because TJ Yeldon sucked. You know who’s already starting preseason games? Chris Ivory. And it’s not going to be 21-0 at the end of the first for Jax anymore, they’ve shored up their defense. So that means more running and not as much passing for the Pan Handle faithful…

7th pick: Ameer Abdullah: He must get harassed by TSA quite often with a name like that…Rough rookie year, fumbled all over the joint and was left behind. He’s starting this year again and let’s see if he holds onto the ball. Experts say 7th round was the right time so I pulled the trigger. Besides, he’s my #3 RB or flex so I’m not married to him by any stretch.

8th pick: Tom Brady: Yet again, the 8th round I get him and yet again, I get value for him. It’s going to pain me to root for a Patriot but remember: Cash moves everything around me, CREAM! Get the money, dolla dolla bill, y’all. I was looking to get Sterling Shepard this round but I got snaked 3 picks in front of me by a buddy who is a Giants fan.

9th pick: Torrey Smith: Yes, Colin Kapernick is his QB but shit, he’s the #1 WR on this team. And he’s my 4th WR, not married to him by any stretch. And I think Kapernick can’t sink any lower so it’s going to translate nicely for Smith.

10th pick: Devin Funchess: I think I reached just a little bit for him but my 2 picks I had queued up were snaked by the 2 guys drafting in front of me. I wanted Tajae Sharpe and/or Devontate Booker but like Grandmaster Flash said, “These…are…the breaks!” I think Funchess can be a nice #2 on that team but not married to this guy either.

11th pick: Bilal Powell: Matt Forte must have Obamacare as his insurance cause he can’t stay healthy. Bilal Powell is the next man up so….

12th pick: Joe Flacco: I wanted Tyler Boyd but he got snaked 2 picks before me. And Mariota went 4 before me, another guy in my queue. My backup QB and I know, he’s inconsistent as they come. Here are his first 4 games while Brady sits out for me: Home against Buffalo (decent D) @Cleveland (not scaring me one bit) @Jax (They’re better but let me know when they get there) Home against Oak (That D hasn’t been good in 15 years) And during Brady’s bye week, they face the Steelers. That game is either going to be 9-3 or they’re lighting up the scoreboard. One week, he’ll throw for 350 and 4 tds. The following week, he’ll throw for 125 yds and 4 picks. Just need him for a short time, not the whole year…

14th pick: Victor Cruuuuuuuuz. I had to have at least one Giant and had no problem taking a flier on my guy who salsa’ed his way into everyone’s heart. If he’s healthy and I know, that’s a big IF but he’s practiced all week, that offense will be fucking solid with OBJ, Shepard, and CRUUUUUZ.

15th pick: Mason Crosby: Fucked up and clicked the wrong guy in this spot. Broke my own rule! That cost me Will Fuller…

17th pick: Rams D. They’re ball hawks despite losing Jenkins to my Giants. And if they suck, who cares? It’s a defense and they’re a dime a dozen. No one with brains wastes a pick above 2nd to last unless it’s the 85 bears, 00 Ravens, or the ’14 Seahawks.